Package-seal.



W. W. FRESCHL.

PACKAGE SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED :uugzs. 1913.

Patented June 20, 1916.

lmi/immw WILLIAM W. FRESCI-IL, 0F PELI-IAIVI, NEW YORK PACKAGE-SEAL.

ll AS7396.

Original application filed March 12, 1913, Serial No. 753,749.

Serial No. 775,641.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, W iLLLiM; \V. Fnnscnn, a citizen of the l 'nitedStates, and a resident of lelham, in the county of lv'estchester andState of New York, have invented new and useful improvements in Package-Seals, of which the following; is a spec1fi cation, reference being had,to the accompanying d1a \'ings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a pack age wrapped and sealed with a device embodying myimprovements; Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the seal; Fig. 3 is aplan view of the blank before it is folded into position for use, andFig. l shows the seal in folded and clamped position.

My invention relates to devices for sealing packages, in which a cord,rope or wire is employed. and my improvements consist n mechanism forprotecting the knot in the cord,-'rope or wire, thereby preventing thepackage from being opened by untying the cord, rope or wire. To this endI provide a seal which will inclose the knot and which may be used withcords, ropes or wires of varying characters.

My innn'oved seal is of simple and cheap construction and provides aclosure for containing the knot and also serves to indicate whether ornot the package or its contents have been tampered with.

The foregoing, and Other objects of my in vention are hereinafter morespecifically described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, the seal A is preferably formed of a singlepiece of sheet metal, which may be of any suitable shape but which Iprefer to be substantially of circular form when completed. The seal Ais comprised of two sides 2, 2 having a connecting piece 3. Theconnecting piece 5 has suitable apertures 4.- through Which the ends ofthecord may be inserted. Upon the edges or lips 5 of the side 2' areintegral projections or studs 6, and the lips 5 of the other side 2 haveorifices 7 for the reception of the studs 6. The sides 2, 2' haveoutwardly bowed portions 8, 8' which, when riveted or secured together,form a chamber 9 for the reception of the knot 10 to be tied in thecord11.

My device is applied as follow- The package is tied in the usual mannerWit/Kl a cord 11 and is knotted, preferably Specification of LettersPatent.

sides 2, as

as indicated Patented June 20, 1915. Divided and this application filedJune 25,

at 12. The loose ends of the cord 11 may then be passed through theapertures 4 and a hard knot 10 tied adjacent the inner face f theconnecting piece 3, and the loose ends may then be trimmed off, ifdesired. The folding of the blank A over the knot 10 may then becompleted, thus causin the studs 0 to pass through the orifices 7, andany suitable tool may be used to upset or clench the studs (3 upon thelips 5 of t e is shown in Fig. .2. Th" knot will then be inclosed in thechamber and will be inaccessible, since the lips 5 5' of the sides 2, awill be held in close a! ti firm contact by means of the upset studs orrivets U. Any tampering with the studs 6 after they have been upset willbe readily ascertained upon inspection, and will indicate whether or notanyone had tried to loosen the seal and thereby untie the knot.

The present application is a divisional of my eo-pending applicationSerial Number 753,740, liled March 12, 1913.

it is obvious that various modificationsmay be made in the form of sealwhich I have shown and described herein without departing from myinvention, since What I claim is:

l. in a package seal, a one piece metal sheet apertured for the ends ofa' cord, a dish-shaped chamber formed between the folded sides of themetal sheet adapted to completely inclose and protect a knot in the endsof the cord and locking means for the chamber comprising a plurality ofstuds integrally formed upon a lip of one of the l'ohled sides of themetal sheet and adapted when the folded sides are brought into contactto pass through openings in the lip of the other side and to be upsetand expanded.

2. A closure fonpackages consisting of a string passed around thepackage and a bendable metal sheet having perforations near its centerof symmetry, through which the ends of the string are passed andknotted, the :Said sheet being folded along the line of the perforationsthus inclosing the knot in a dish-shaped metal chamber, the edges ofwhich are riveted together.

WM. W. FRESCHL.

l/Vitnesses G. S. HANSEN, ALAN N. MANN.

